6 Questions You Should Ask Yourself about the Potential of Your Relationship
Long-term relationships can be difficult to establish, especially if you have already been in several and they have all fallen apart. At a time when people regard a second date as ‘commitment’, it is obvious that relationships are fickle and that you need to be more considerate if your goal is to be in a long-term relationship. How can you gain a better understanding of where your relationship stands now and where it is headed? The answers are most likely unique to your situation with your partner, but it is the questions that are important. Here is what you need to ask yourself:
What are your expectations? Chasing perfection and not settling are two very different things and it is your expectations that settle the line between them. If your head is in the sky and you think your relationship should be a certain way, you will just add more pressure to it. The reality is that no relationship is perfect, and having realistic expectations about that is the way to go. In other words, if you are always waiting for ‘the one’, you are dooming every relationship you begin.
How compatible are you? Compatibility is different and it comes in many forms. It is normal to be compatible in some areas, and be different in others. What is important is to separate the areas of compatibility into non-negotiable and negotiable. What are the deal-breakers